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Saudi-US partnerships set to power Vision 2030 Goals

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These efforts are part of Saudi Arabia’s broader push to achieve its Vision 2030 goals, which emphasise innovation, skills development, and global partnerships to prepare its workforce for the future. “There’s a decades long educational affinity between Saudi and the US,” said Ratney.

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First UK Russell Group branch campus announced in Egypt

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A British Council report in 2023 identified Egypt’s large youth population and expanding higher education system as a positive environment for UK TNE, under the educational reforms driven by Egypts current president Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

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A view from Abuja: the global refugee crisis and higher education

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Many of us in the sector, as well as NGOs, TVET providers and the private sector, are engaged with the Commissions campaign to raise youth refugee participation in higher education from the current 7% to 15% by 2030. The UNHCRs 15by30 Roadmap is an ambitious and necessary set of actions to achieve this.

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British Council partners with UNICEF Egypt

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The two organisations will work with Egypts Ministry of Education to create a new English-language curriculum to prepare secondary school students for an increasingly globalised world. The governments education strategy aims to transform K-12 education by 2030 by moving towards more skills-based learning and digital proficiency.

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India a ‘target country’ for Finland’s Talent Boost program

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The program, coordinated by Finlands ministry of economic affairs and employment, and ministry of education and culture, encourages education-based and work-based immigration. Finnish ambassador to India, Kimmo Lhdevirta.

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Top study destinations outside the “big four” in 2024

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With over 9 million students projected to study abroad by 2030, the sector is witnessing significant shifts in student mobility trends. Moreover, French President Emmanuel Macron has set an ambitious target of attracting 30,000 Indian students by 2030. million postgraduate students nationwide.

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India open for international collaboration, government tells UK universities

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Speaking at the British Council’s India-UK higher education conference in New Delhi, Neeta Prasad, joint secretary at India’s Ministry of Education, said the country’s education ecosystem has “undergone a massive transformation” over the last three years and “that transformation is still going on”.